Thursday, December 17, 2015

Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake - Excerpt

Title: Thief of Lies (Library Jumpers, #1)

Release date: 1/5/16

Author: Brenda Drake

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Gia Kearns would rather fight with boys
than kiss them. That is, until Arik, a leather clad hottie in the Boston
Athenaeum, suddenly disappears. While examining the book of world libraries he
abandoned, Gia unwittingly speaks the key that sucks her and her friends into a
photograph and transports them into a Paris library, where Arik and his
Sentinels—magical knights charged with protecting humans from the creatures
traveling across the gateway books—rescue them from a demonic hound.

Jumping into some of the world's most beautiful
libraries would be a dream come true for Gia, if she weren’t busy resisting her
heart or dodging an exiled wizard seeking revenge on both the Mystik and human
worlds. Add a French flirt obsessed with Arik and a fling with a young wizard,
and Gia must choose between her heart and her head, between Arik's world and
her own, before both are destroyed.

Sinead
gave me a pity smile. “Yes, but you have no control over it. Let Ricardo take
you to your father and friends.”

I
thought of Kale lying motionless, near death, and I hated that she was right.
As much as I wanted to stay, I might be more hindrance than help. I caved.
“Okay,” I said, defeated. Lei flew out of the room with the Laniars on her
heels.

Sinead
hugged me, then rushed after them. Arik moved over to me and cupped my face
gently in his hands. His eyes held the intensity that always drew me to him.

I
swallowed my breath in anticipation. All the sounds around us went silent.

He
bent and lightly brushed my lips with a kiss. His lips were soft and oh, so
tender. Butterflies swooped and curled inside me, and it felt like the ground disappeared
from beneath my feet. He pulled back a little and said, “Regardless of the fact
that you’re a royal pain in the arse, I fancy you. Listen to Ricardo and don’t
do anything rash.”

He
gave me another kiss and rushed out the door. My heart twisted in my chest as
he disappeared. I touched my mouth and exhaled. He liked me. It was against the
laws, but he told me he fancied me. Maybe we had no future, but we had now.

“What
a sweet display,” Ricardo said, dragging me out of my haze. “I’m not one for
rules or laws, but I’d be careful there. The punishment would be much worse for
him than you.”

“Why?”
I stared at the door as if I’d see Arik there.

“He’s
a leader. He knows better.” Ricardo headed to the window. “Are you ready to fly?”

“Did
you say fly?”

About Brenda Drake:

Brenda Drake, the youngest of three children,
grew up an Air Force brat and the continual new kid at school. Her fondest
memories growing up is of her eccentric, Irish grandmother’s animated tales,
which gave her a strong love for storytelling. So it was only fitting that she
would choose to write stories with a bend toward the fantastical. When Brenda’s
not writing or doing the social media thing, she’s haunting libraries,
bookstores, and coffee shops or reading someplace quiet and not at all exotic
(much to her disappointment).

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